Change in maximum river flow in Myanmar
Myanmar: Change in maximum river flow was -15.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Myanmar, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Myanmar stood at -15.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 576.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Myanmar peaked at 7.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -15.1%, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 182nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.8% | — |
| 2006 | -1.5% | -138.7% |
| 2007 | -2.5% | +71.2% |
| 2008 | -3.3% | +31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -128.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -166.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -800.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +65.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -57.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -82.8% |
| 2016 | -0.9% | -256.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -65.0% |
| 2018 | -2.4% | +707.7% |
| 2019 | -2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | -3.7% | +67.0% |
| 2021 | -3.1% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | -7.0% | +127.3% |
| 2023 | -12.1% | +74.3% |
| 2024 | -15.1% | +24.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -15.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -15.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +800.1% | -0.6% | 4.3% |
| 2018 | -707.7% | -0.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5% | -3.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -2.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.2% | -15.1% | -3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 179 Turkmenistan -13.8% compare
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- 181 North Macedonia -14.6% compare
- 183 Bulgaria -16.1% compare
- 184 Romania -16.2% compare
- 185 British Virgin Islands -17.2% compare
More development goals data for Myanmar
- Red List Index 0.8567 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,606 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 334.82 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 29,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Myanmar?
- Change in maximum river flow in Myanmar was -15.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.1% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Myanmar ranks 182nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 576.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Change in maximum river flow (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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